Monthly Archives: August 2012

It was a day full of interesting highlights at Atlanta Motor Speedway, especially in Cup qualifying. How else to explain Martin Truex and Clint Bowyer having cars that rode like rockets in practice only to have them qualify 28th and 30th, … Continue reading →

As we head for the weekend and NASCAR gets ready to run at Atlanta Motor Speedway, I have a few items burning up the notebook. All the fun starts with the Camping World Truck Series race Friday (pre-race at 5:30 … Continue reading →

Sure, the “final” summer weekend is almost here, but it’s never too late to go over what’s in store for drag racing fans as the NHRA pros head to Indianapolis for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals that will settle who’s … Continue reading →

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As if we didn’t have enough on the plate trying to figure out how good the “new” Bristol Motor Speedway would be Saturday night, the lyric from the old Who song came perfectly into play, paraphrased to fit the moment. … Continue reading →

Of all the strange developments to report, a thunderstorm got in the way of Sprint Cup qualifying for Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at the new/old Bristol Motor Speedway. With the end results of the first practice now the official … Continue reading →

In the Irish Hills, located about 90 minutes west of Detroit, Michigan International Speedway had been a house of dominance for Jack Roush and Roush Fenway Racing. But ever since Carl Edwards won the August race on the 2-mile oval … Continue reading →

Due to the craziness that usually comes with opening night of another high school football season, something had to give in today’s print editions of the paper. That something was the race lineup for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 and Michigan … Continue reading →

When NASCAR raced at Sonoma, Calif. in June, I shared how being at that track – and the racing I saw that day – turned me into a gearhead 10 years ago. On Sunday, the race at Watkins Glen had … Continue reading →

The records show that Jeff Gordon officially turned 41 years old Saturday. One day later, the legendary driver of the No. 24 for Hendrick Motorsports got a big-time birthday gift. When a second shower – complete with rain, thunder and … Continue reading →